As the first weekend of fall semester approaches, students may be wondering where to find the biggest and best parties at St. Thomas.
Tips on how to safely spend weekends
About time St. Thomas had a sick student policy
The first day of class was a time for professors to set the tone and share their expectations for the semester. While reading their syllabi, many students may have also noticed the pandemic prevention advice regarding the H1N1 virus expected to circulate this fall. In addition to providing annual flu tips like using hand sanitizer …
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Out of classroom experiences top degrees
With a national unemployment rate of 9.7 percent, no college student can be convinced that a degree alone can guarantee a career coming out of college.
Social networks boost students’ online egos
TommieMedia’s View Another class of freshmen begins their St. Thomas adventure, thrust onto an unfamiliar campus surrounded by strangers. Fortunately, today’s first-year collegians have a remedy for their pangs of loneliness: social networking Web sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. EDUCAUSE, a higher education and technology non-profit, studied student online social networking usage at 44 …
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